Senior Manager, Commercial Strategy & Operations

Join us as a Senior Manager, Commercial Strategy & Operations!

Join Abeona Therapeutics as a Senior Manager, Commercial Strategy & Operations and be a part of a mission-driven organization devoted to putting patients first. In this role, you will play a crucial part in ensuring that our cutting-edge health care solutions meet the highest quality standards. Collaborate with talented individuals dedicated to transforming lives through innovative therapies.

Abeona Therapeutics Inc.: Who We Are

Our Values: Patient First | Innovation | Integrity | Determination | Trust

Join us in making cure the new standard of care. At Abeona Therapeutics, we exist for our patients and their caregivers; their needs guide our decision-making. We challenge ourselves to think differently, move quickly, and deliver solutions. We hold ourselves to the highest ethical and quality standards. We persevere with resilience and focus to achieve our mission. We build trust through humility, mutual appreciation, openness, and respect.

Your day-to-day as a Senior Manager, Commercial Strategy & Operations

As a Senior Manager, Commercial Strategy & Operations at Abeona Therapeutics, your day-to-day activities will focus on the development and execution of the organization's commercial strategy and operating model, partnering closely with Commercial, Medical Affairs, Market Access, Finance, and Executive Leadership to optimize processes, analyze business performance, and ensure readiness for product launches and ongoing commercialization activities.

In a fast-paced biotech environment, the Commercial Strategy & Operations Manager serves as a key business partner and hands-on operator, providing strategic insights, managing cross-functional initiatives, and implementing scalable processes that support the company's commercial objectives.

Your expertise will directly impact the quality and reliability of our therapeutic solutions, all while upholding our commitment to putting patients first. This position enables you to contribute meaningfully to the advancement of gene-based therapy solutions in a compliance-focused environment.

Schedule

This is a remote role with general hours scheduled Monday to Friday from 9:00 to 5:00 (with some late night or weekend work on occasion).

Does this sound like you?

You are a strategic, hands-on commercial operations professional who thrives in a fast-moving biotech environment and enjoys turning complex priorities into clear, actionable plans. You bring strong experience in commercial strategy, launch readiness, project management, analytics, and cross-functional execution, with the confidence to partner across Commercial, Medical Affairs, Market Access, Finance, and executive leadership. You are highly organized, data-driven, and comfortable building operating rhythms, dashboards, processes, and recommendations that help teams move with speed, quality, and accountability. If you are motivated by meaningful work, collaborative problem solving, and helping bring innovative therapies to patients, this role could be a great fit.

Essential Responsibilities and Duties

• Lead strategy and operations support for key business initiatives, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities and timelines.
• Monitor initiative status, identify gaps or roadblocks, and recommend actions to maintain momentum and accountability.
• Support product planning and commercialization activities for ZEVASKYN, including brand planning, budgeting, forecasting, and congress planning.
• Develop and maintain commercial dashboards, KPIs, and reporting to measure business performance, including defining metrics, reporting cadence, and performance standards.
• Prepare regular operating reviews, leadership updates, and ad-hoc analyses to support strategic discussions.
• Lead and coordinate cross-functional commercial projects, ensuring milestones and deliverables are met.
• Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency and develop and implement standard operating procedures (SOPs) and process documentation across the Commercial organization.
• Manage cross-functional Commercial Leadership Team and ZEVASKYN Team meetings and prepare presentations for executive leadership discussions.
• Drive CRM creation, optimization, and data governance initiatives.
• Ensure Compliance & Regulatory oversight as the coordinator for the Medical/Legal/Regulatory (MLR) review process, guaranteeing all promotional materials are compliant with FDA, OIG, and internal policies.
• Promote consistent messaging, accountability, and a high-performance culture across the commercial team including external agencies/partners.
• Create concise narratives that connect analytics, business context, and recommended next steps.
• Problem solves issues as they arise; push team on opportunities to balance speed with quality

Required Qualifications

The knowledge and skills required to be successful in the role are:

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Life Sciences, Marketing, Finance, or a related field required.
• Master's degree (MBA or equivalent) preferred.
• Minimum of 5–7 years of experience in Commercial Operations, Strategy, Sales Operations, Program/Project Management, Consulting, or related roles within biotech, pharmaceutical, or life sciences organizations.
• Experience supporting product launches and commercialization activities preferred.
• Experience in a small or emerging biotech environment is strongly preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a result-driven style of work.
• Excellent project management, organizational and planning skills and tools.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint; experience with CRM systems and business intelligence tools preferred.
• Ability to synthesize complex information into clear actionable recommendations and communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to influence across all levels of the organization.
• Ability to hold self and others accountable for commitments in a productive, assertive manner.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical and biotechnology commercialization processes, including market access, forecasting, and launch readiness activities.
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion.

Compensation and Benefits

With a competitive salary of $155,000 - $166,000 per year (plus annual discretionary bonus and equity opportunities), this position not only offers financial rewards, but also the opportunity to build your career in a supportive, collaborative, and values-focused environment.

You will have options to participate in a comprehensive benefits program that includes options for Medical insurance to meet various individual/family needs, company covered basic Dental and Vision insurance (with additional upgrade options), HSA and FSA options, a Lifestyle Spending Account, 401k options (with a company match program), and up to 160 hours of Paid Time Off per calendar year.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to experience prolonged sitting, some bending, stooping, and stretching. Hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity sufficient to operate a keyboard, photocopier, telephone, calculator, and other office equipment is required. A normal range of hearing and vision correctable to 20/20 is required. Occasional work in laboratory, cleanroom, or manufacturing environments may be required. Occasional lifting up to 25 pounds is required. May require wearing appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) when entering GMP or lab areas. Occasional walking, standing, or climbing stairs within office or facility settings. Must be able to travel between company sites or to vendor locations, if needed.

Important Notes for Candidates:

Visa Sponsorship Not Currently Available

• Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
• This is a career-path role that is not suitable for someone whose work authorization is temporary and based on optional practical training (OPT).
• Current or future H-1B sponsorship is not available for this role.

Additional Notes to Applicants:

• Due to the volume of applications received, we are unable to respond to every applicant. Only candidates whose qualifications most closely match the requirements of the position and who successfully complete the initial stages of the selection process will be contacted.
• All applications will be reviewed in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local employment laws.

EEOC Disclaimer

We're committed to building a workplace where everyone feels welcome. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status.

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